36-year-old Zu Anyanwu has accepted a one-year suspension from USADA for a failed drug test from an out-of-competition sample on October 18th. Furosemide, which is in the class of diuretics and masking agents, and banned year round, was found in his failed test. Anyanwu appeared on Dana White’s Contender Series last summer. He lost to […]
Flagged by USADA
Magomedov and Tukhgov accept 2-year sanctions for violating UFC Anti-Doping Policy
Ruslan Magomedov and Zubaira Tukhgov have accepted two-year sanctions for violating the UFC Anti-Doping Policy. They will be eligible to fight in the UFC in September 2018. Both fighters accepted two-year suspension as a result of out-of-competition positive tests on September 7, 2016 revealing ostarine in their systems. Tukhugov also tested positive for ostarine in […]
Jon Jones CSAC hearing set for February 27th
The California State Athletic Commission will have a hearing in Anaheim on Tuesday, February 27th to address an appeal from Jon Jones’ doping violation and license suspension from UFC 214. The agenda posted by the CSAC website confirmed the hearing. Jones was suspended after winning the UFC Light Heavyweight title in Anaheim this past July. […]
Bantamweight accepts one-year sanction from USADA for banned diuretic
Carls John de Tomas has accepted a one-year sanction for testing positive for a diuretic prohibited by the UFC anti-doping policy. The Filipino fighter tested positive for furosemide on December 8, 2017 before his bout at the UFC Fight Night event in Fresno, California. Via USADA: Furosemide is a Specified Substance in the class of […]
Light heavyweight flagged by USADA
Coming off of a victory last month in his debut with the organization at UFC 219, Michal Oleksiejczuk was put on provisional suspension after an in-competition test was flagged for a potential banned substance. Oleksiejczuk defeated Khalil Rhountree via unanimous decision. Via UFC.com: The UFC organization was notified today that the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) […]